ΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΟΙΣ, προσωπειοις
PROSŌPEIOIS, prosōpeiois
Sounds Like: proh-soh-PEY-oys
Translations: masks, a mask
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a mask, especially one worn by actors in ancient Greek drama. It can also refer to a disguise or a false appearance. In a broader sense, it can denote a character or role assumed by someone. It is used in the plural dative case in the provided example, indicating 'to/for masks' or 'by means of masks'.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4383 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:71
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΑ — mask, a mask, disguise, a disguise, outward appearance, an outward appearance
- ΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΟΝ — mask, a mask, face, a face, personage, a personage, role, a role, outward appearance, an outward appearance
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